Bannockburn is a

suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area. They are oftentimes where most of a metropolitan areas jobs are located with some being predominantly residential. They can either be denser or less densely populated ...

in the

City of Logan The City of Logan is a local government in Australia, local government area (LGA) located in the south of Greater Brisbane in South East Queensland (SEQ), Australia. Situated between the City of Brisbane to the north and the City of Gold Coast ...

Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...

, Australia. In the , Bannockburn had a population of 960 people.

Geography

The Albert River marks the eastern boundary of the suburb, while the

Beaudesert–Beenleigh Road Beaudesert–Beenleigh Road is a continuous road route in the Scenic Rim and Logan City regions of Queensland, Australia. Part of the road is signed as State Route 90 and the rest as State Route 92. Beaudesert–Beenleigh Road (number 203) i ...

runs along the western boundary. Bannockburn Road forms the northern boundary, separating it from the neighbouring suburb of

Windaroo Windaroo is a residential suburb in the outer southern areas of the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the , Windaroo had a population of 2,771 people. Geography The suburb is located 4 km south of Beenleigh and 36 km south-east of cen ...

History

The suburb was named by the

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on 1 May 1975. It was named and bounded on 31 March 1979.

Demographics

In the , Bannockburn had a population of 460 people, 46.1% female and 53.9% male. The median age of the Bannockburn population was 43 years, 6 years above the national median of 37. 73.9% of people living in Bannockburn were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 9.2%, New Zealand 6.8%, India 1.5%, Italy 0.9%, Ireland 0.9%. 92.6% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.5% Gujarati, 0.9% Hungarian, 0.7% Dutch, 0.7% Italian, 0.7% Danish. In the , Bannockburn had a population of 756 people, 50.5% female and 49.5% male. The median age of the Bannockburn population was 32 years, 6 years below the national median of 38. 72.5% of people living in Bannockburn were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 9.1%, England 6.1%, Philippines 1.5%, Zimbabwe 1.2% and South Africa 1.1%. 89.2% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.1% Turkish, 1.1% Tagalog, 0.8% Samoan, 0.7% Hungarian and 0.5% Maori (New Zealand). In the , Bannockburn had a population of 960 people, 50.7% female and 49.3% male. The median age of the Bannockburn population was 32 years, 6 years below the national median of 38. 72.8% of people living in Bannockburn were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 6.9%, England 5.4%, Philippines 1.4%, India 1.1% and South Africa 0.8%. 87.5% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.8% Arabic, 0.5% Gujarati, 0.5% Auslan, 0.4% Dutch and 0.4% Maori (New Zealand).

Education

There are no schools in Bannockburn. The nearest government primary school is Windaroo State School in Mount Warren Park to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Windaroo Valley State High School in neighbouring Bahrs Scrub to the north-west.

Amenties

Carter Park is at 77 Bannockburn Road beside the Albert River (). Fitness equipment is provided by the Logan City Council.

Transport

Bannockburn is served by bus routes 565 and 566, operated by Translink. These buses depart from Windaroo. Route 565 offers connections to

Beenleigh Beenleigh is a town and suburb in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Beenleigh had a population of 8,425 people. A government survey for the new town was conducted in 1866. The town is the terminus for the Beenle ...

and

Loganholme Loganholme ( ) is a Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the , Loganholme had a population of 6,764. Geography The suburb is bisected by the Pacific Motorway (Brisbane–Brunswick Heads), ...

stations, while Route 566 travels as far north as Brisbane City via Beenleigh, Loganholme, Eight Mile Plains,

Upper Mount Gravatt Upper Mount Gravatt is a southern Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Upper Mount Gravatt had a population of 10,800 people. Geography Upper Mount Gravatt is south of Mount Grava ...

, Griffith University (Mt Gravatt and Nathan) and

Buranda Buranda is a neighbourhood in the southern Brisbane suburbs of Greenslopes and Woolloongabba in Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia. The location is an important transport hub for southern Brisbane. Logan Road and Ipswich Road pass ...

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